Public Safety

Two homicides in one weekend push Gainesville’s 2026 death toll past all of 2025

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot on Northwest 6th Street near 26th Avenue on Sunday night, and a 53-year-old man was stabbed to death following a fight on Northwest 3rd Street the same evening. The two killings bring Gainesville’s homicide count to at least five so far in 2026, already surpassing the total recorded for all of last year. Both cases remain under active investigation, and Gainesville Police are asking anyone with information to contact the department or Alachua County Crime Stoppers.

Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News